 Poster: A snowHead
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Calling all SnowHeads!
Last minute possibility has arisen for the two of us to go skiing - we only have one slot from 5th April for the week though.
Any suggestions? Just done a week in Les Arcs so now properly skint - hence "budget"!
Can fly from any of the usual suspects, and would consider train if it made things much cheaper...
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE help! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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what do you mean by budget? 250 quid 400 quid, 600 quid?
Generally speaking you'll probably need to
a) either grab a last minute on a website like ifyouski, but following last weekends dump I can't imagine the 'late' deals are that great - although a quick look has given
http://www.ifyouski.com/abs/information.asp?offerid=171281003&pax=2&searchdate=05/04/2008 which is 340 for 3valleys which can't be to shabby..
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b) DIY - get some flights with ryaniar/stelios and then sort own transfer and do some self-catering appartment for a week. You probably want to avoide the 'major league' resorts, as things like lift pass tend to be more expensive.
Ryanir for example have flights to friedchicken for 80 incl taxes which is good for Stanton. BA can do you LHR to Munich (Kitbuhl etc) for 140 return.
Do some seaching on this forums and see what's possible..
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Fly to Innsbruck, get a cheap B&B, do local resorts or take train day trips to the surrounding resorts (for example St Anton only 1 hour away and about £12 return on the train) to get the most out of the conditions in the region.
Similarly do the same with Salzburg
Do a week in Morzine or somewhere like that and get the cheapest accom you can get.
Book a cheapie last minute with the agents to Bulgaria 
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There are chalets advertised in Val D'Isere for £499 that week (including travel and half-board). I'm almost tempted to go myself.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Many thanks all! Some great suggestions. Will follow them up and see what's best.
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mdemon2, There is a Youth Hostel in Davos, there is Gite Vagabond in Chamonix which is very cheap, the latter I have stayed at and it is good. These options generally are the best for cost saving.
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| rich.ll wrote: |
| There are chalets advertised in Val D'Isere for £499 that week (including travel and half-board). I'm almost tempted to go myself. |
Oooooooooooh, where have you seen that... sounds interesting to me too!
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| HelenM wrote: |
| rich.ll wrote: |
| There are chalets advertised in Val D'Isere for £499 that week (including travel and half-board). I'm almost tempted to go myself. |
Oooooooooooh, where have you seen that... sounds interesting to me too! |
Wanna come too?
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| mdemon2 wrote: |
| HelenM wrote: |
| rich.ll wrote: |
| There are chalets advertised in Val D'Isere for £499 that week (including travel and half-board). I'm almost tempted to go myself. |
Oooooooooooh, where have you seen that... sounds interesting to me too! |
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Tart. Trying to pick up women on the internet. I might really be called Hans.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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HelenM,
I saw the deal I mentioned with the chalet operators Skibeat (look on www.skibeat.co.uk), but I saw similar offers looking on www.igluski.com .
I've now booked to go with Skibeat to Val D'Isere on April 5. When I booked (at about 1pm on Saturday) I was the first person in that particular chalet.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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There still seems to be 3 (of the 5) rooms available in the chalet in Val D'Isere if anyone's interested 
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You know it makes sense.
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Skibeat have also just started offering 'no single supplements' for 12th April at least (not sure about the 5th)
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